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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica	LC	breeding	-	5-10 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vijvers van Oud-Heverlee	Vlaams natuurreservaat	32	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vijvers van Florival	Vlaams natuurreservaat	38	protected area overlaps with site	0
Valleien van de Dijle; Laan en IJse met aangrenzende bos- en moerasgebieden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,068	protected area overlaps with site	655
Vallée de la Dyle en aval d'Archennes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	141	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Vallée de la Dyle en aval d'Archennes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	141	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Vallée de la Dyle de Wavre à Archennes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	85	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rodebos en Laanvallei	Vlaams natuurreservaat	112	protected area is adjacent to site	0
openbaar bos Vlaams-Brabant	Openbaar bos	8,181	protected area overlaps with site	0
Heverleebos: Putten van de IJzerweg	Bosreservaat	5	protected area overlaps with site	0
Het Meerdaalwoud	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	1,634	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Doode Bemde	Nature Reserve	70	protected area contained by site	70
Doode Bemde	Erkend natuurreservaat	240	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Dijlevallei	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	1,527	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Dijlevallei	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,249	protected area overlaps with site	1,246

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Urban parks and gardens	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: De Dijlevallei. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/05/2020.